background:modafinil, a non-amphetamine central nervous system stimulant, is a wakefulness-promoting agent indicated for use in shift work sleep disorder, narcolepsy, and obstructive sleep apnea. the trend in modafinil overexposure over a ten-year period and the population likely to experience a resulting clinical effect is evaluated. methods: using data from the american association of poison ...

the fetal origins hypothesis (foh), put forward in the epidemiological literature and later flourished in the economics literature, suggests that the time in utero is a critical period for human development. however, much attention has been paid to the consequences of fetal exposures to more extreme natural shocks, while less is known about fetal exposures to milder but more commonly experience...

abstract: current data indicates that the risk of transmilssion of blood-borne pathogens in dental health care settings is low. pre-exposure hepatitis b vaccination and the use of standard precautions to prevent exposure to blood are the most effective strategies for preventing dhcp from occupational infection with hiv, hbv or hcv. dental health care facility should develop a comprehensive writ...